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Opportunities are created for the youth’s own national, international and multicultural activities with the youth work carried out by the City of Jyväskylä Centre for the Youth Affairs. The youth’s growth, cultural and social learning and participation as well as their civil potentials are strengthened and supported with the youth work. The activities and the services are produced by the professional staff, agreements of the outsourcing service and with the help of a district wide cooperative network.
Youth Leaders
Trained youth leaders are responsible for the services and the activities organised by the youth work of the Centre for the Youth Affairs. Alongside of the permanent Youth Workers, there are temporary workers, students studying youth work and volunteers working at the facilities. The Youth Workers know the youth’s possibilities of spending their spare time, their environment, different youth cultures and their day-to-day life. The parents of the youth can also turn to the youth workers for help.
Youth facilities
The Centre for the Youth Affairs has youth facilities in seven different residential areas of the city. Youth facilities are open to all young people during most nights of the week. People can meet friends, play different kinds of games, listen to music, watch TV, use the internet, do their homework and make themselves some coffee or tea in a secure premises supervised by a Youth Worker. Making all kinds of things, club activities and different events with various themes are all essential parts of the activities at the youth facilities. Together, people can do baking or cooking, organise different evenings with themes, tournaments and events. Immigrant youths come to the youth facilities either alone or with some friends to play or meet friends just like other youths do.
Jyväskylä youth publication and advice - Laturi
Youth Information Point Laturi, Sepänkeskus, Kyllikinkatu 1, Tel. 014 – 624 952, laturi@jkl.fi
At the youth information point Laturi, there are computers that the young people can use. The computers can be used for one hour at the time. It is free to use the internet on them or to write job applications and do school work. A fee is payable on printed copies. At the information point, there are also different types of information folders and when needed, the young person can get help from the staff with looking for the information they want.
Information services are offered, for example, on Laturi’s internet pages, by publicising different booklets, calendars and leaflets, organising information events and exhibitions, by offering possibilities for internet surfing at six different Laturi’s internet points, and by answering questions by phone, e-mail, letters and on the spot in person.
Information and links to further pages on various situations and subject areas of the youth have been collected on to Laturi’s internet pages. The aim is to encourage the youth independently and on their own initiative to search for various information and to help the young people to find trustworthy and current information from the flood of it.
Basic information and various links on, for example, studying, work, living, different services aimed at the young people and about the possibilities on internationalisation can be found on Laturi’s information bank. There are also facts on Jyväskylä’s youth work on those pages.
Laturi’s internet pages:
http://www.nuortenlaturi.fi
Voice of the Youth
Jyväskylä’s Voice of the Youth is based on active participation. The aim is to offer the young people a chance to develop their own surroundings, take part in it and have an influence on it.
“Voice of the Youth” groups are
Suggestion channel
You can get for more information on “Voice of the
Youth” groups and their activities on
tel. 050 522 6757, nuortenaani@jkl.fi
www.jyvaskyla.fi/nuoriso/nuortenaani
Facilities for rent
Sepänkeskus has facilities for groups and amateur
clubs and meetings of different organisations. People can visit the facilities
for, for example, dance, music and theatre.
The address for Sepänkeskus is Kyllikinkatu 1 and the telephone is 014 – 624
964.
Mattila camping centre at Savio in Laukaa is a place where organisations and
groups can organise camps during the summer. Telephone inquiries 014 – 624
836.
Music bands
The Centre for the Youth Affairs offers practice facilities for the youth bands. They also organise live music events, camps, courses and projects. Also exchange bands abroad are possible through them.
Events
The cultural youth work organises different events like discos, rock concerts and youth cultural events together with the young people and other staff. In addition, they also organise camps, various clubs and craft workshops.
Clubs and groups
Different groups and clubs get together at youth facilities. Some of the clubs are meant for all young people and some of them especially for the young immigrants. People can do their homework or get to know new hobbies in the groups. The activities are organised together with the young people taking their wishes into consideration. The clubs are organised separately for the boys and girls when necessary.
Night café
The aim of the Night Café is to offer the young people in secondary school and other youth a possibility for an intoxicant-free way of spending their Friday nights that is also an alternative to the nightlife in the city centre. The Night Café is a place for the young people where there is a responsible adult who is interested about the youth and the things that matter to them, who has time to listen, be present and, when necessary, to give advice and support for the young people.
Youth’s Participation Project
The comprehensive school is coming to an end and all
of the thoughts are in the future. Where to find your own thing? What to do
next?
In 2003, Youth’s Participation Project started their development in Jyväskylä to
support the young people finishing their comprehensive school and to prevent
the youth from dropping out of their further education. Cooperative work is
carried out together with the comprehensive schools, further education, employment
services and many other parties.
Rental of the hiking equipment
Jyväskylä Rental of the Hiking Equipment
Kartanonranta 3
40520 Jyväskylä
Tel. 050 – 592 4614
People can rent different types of tents, backpacks, burners (Primus), stands/stages, snowshoes and so on. The Rental of the Hiking Equipment also gives advice on hiking and camping equipment.
Grants
Project grants for the youth and civic activities are given for the activities of the youth organisations and for hiring the youth workers as well as for the residential, pensioner’s and amateur organisations’ cultural activities. The project grants are primarily applied for by the 31.1., but there is also a second time for the applications that must be in by the 31.8. Applications requiring an urgent decision can be considered in between these times.
The permissible skateboarding places in Jyväskylä are in
All skating takes place at person’s own risk and the use of protective gear is recommended. Skating is allowed between 8.00am and 10.00pm. The use of alcohol and drugs are not permitted within the area. Put your rubbish in to the bin – each person is responsible for their part of keeping the area litter free. Any equipment must not be moved outside the skating area, and for the winter period, all equipment is collected on to one side of the area.
Sepänkeskus, Kyllikinkatu 1, 40100 Jyväskylä
The Youth leader’s telephone number for regional youth work is 014 – 623
812 or 0500 – 544 140 and other telephone numbers for them are 014 – 624
836, 050 – 564 5653.
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